in april. endeavour came heretocalifornia. itflew over the bay area as you know in september. >>> four meteorites have been found in novato. all from that fire ball last month. uc berkeley geology student found this one. another meteorite was found nearby. the first was found two weeks ago in novato pleasant valley neighborhood. the second one was found two miles from there. >>> a new lawsuit claims the san mateo man is dead because of a slow response by pg&e to turn off the power. the lines fell on to 55-year- old enrique's home back in april. records show that he walked outside after he heard an explosion and was shocked by the power lines. his family is now seeking unspecified damages. pg&e is calling his death a tragic accident. >>> the cost of the months long shut down of the nuclear plant in southern california has climbed to $317 million. that is according to eddison international. the parent company of the plant operator eddison said it spent $96 million on repairs and $221 million to purchase replacement power. the plant's operator says it's not clear if the plant steam genera

millions of dollars. >> and the poll this morning shows increasing support forendingcalifornia's deathpenalty. the initiative will be on tuesday's ballot. 42 percent support prop 34 which would in death penalty and support life in prison. 38 percent said they opposed the proposition and nearly one and five are still undecided. the poll found a majority of people found out that it cost more to it execute then keep them in jail. >> voters have the choice to choose between two tax measures. one of the initiatives property is supported by governor brown and used his appearance for the commonwealth club in san francisco yesterday for that temporary tax increase. >> money into schools and colleges into the california dream are out. and are out, yes are no, on our off there is no middle way. >> most of the audience in to support prop 30 but is by no means a sure thing. the current poll shows that support has dropped over time. there is still a chance property could pass the competing measures prop. 38 and that is in big trouble. the poll finds that 34 percent support that proposition and 49

:11. and almost missing out on millions of dollars. howthecalifornialotterytracked down a jackpot winner as time was running out. >>> the price of inactivity. how much it's costing to keep the nuclear plant open or shut down for nearly a year. >>> mostly clear out there. higher clouds beginning to move in. chilly though. a lot of 40s showing up. even on the coast. beautiful sunrise and a beautiful warm weekend. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> thank you. it is 7:13. any minute now president obama will be rallying voters in ohio. ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom to explain if this mornings jobs report could impact the elections and the last few days of campaigning. alison. >> reporter: tori, the unemployment situation has not changed dramatically. so neither presidential candidate gets much new to talk about on the campaign today. let's take a look at the numbers. the labor department reports the economy added 171,000 jobs last month even though the government is continuing to shed jobs. the unemployment ticks up to 7.9% as more try to enter the work force. both

on that proposition. now prop 34 would eliminate the death penaltyincaliforniaandreplace it with life in prison without the possibility of parole. supporters of prop 34 says keeping hundreds of inmates on death row costs the state millions of dollars every year. they also point to the cases where people convicted of murder were later found to be innocent. opponents of prop 34 call ate slap in the face to the family of murder victims. >> hey. what are you doing right now? >> i just came from voting. >> coming up at 6:45 how a group of bay area students are trying to encourage young people to take an interest in the upcoming election. >>> time now 6:16. a new lawsuit is claiming a san mateo man is dead because pg&e was too slow to respond to turn off the power. the power lines fell down on to 55-year-old enrique's house back in april. records showing tello walked outside after hearing an explosion then he was electrocuted by the power lines. pg&e is calling his death a tragic accident. >>> memorials are being planned for the two pilots killed in contra costa county in a plane crash last month. se

in for the marathon. so it is quite a controversy. >>> 50. air force basesincaliforniaarecoordinating a massive airlift to help with hurricane relief efforts. the cargo plane cook off from travis air force base part of 17 aircraft heading to new york. they are carrying more than a million pounds of equipment ah including utility trucks and relief supplies. >>> the last monthly jobs report before next tuesday's presidential election is being released in about 30 minutes. cate caugiran has more. >>> reporter: good morning. whatever the numbers show it will serve more as ammunition for both president obama and mitt romney in their final push before tuesday's big election. political experts say at this point, it's unlikely these numbers will sway voters. today's report will be from october. economists predict a slight gain in jobs from last month. the september report shows unemployment dropped to 7.8%. that was the first dip below 8 since the president took office. today both candidates are plunging into rapid campaign pace. president obama has three events in the battleground state of ohio, mitt

. >> thank you.thecaliforniahighwaypatrol has new fat --they have new areas to fight crime. >> they are evaluating crime statistics in the city of oakland. >> the chp officers will address and the calls. could range froma domestic violence, two robberies. >> a recent spike in violent crime in the mission district has caught the eye of san francisco police. police and violent prevention groups have stepped up their presence in areas for known gang activity the group has received an additional $30,000 from city leaders to help their efforts. officers have made a dozen arrests, seized weapons and contacted several people to find out more information about the crime. also, an open store owner was robbed and gunned down wednesday night as he was closing up his shop. the victim, william barkle--bartley was locking up the cellphones store. along international boulevard. that is the 108 homicide this year. he was a beloved figure in the neighborhood well known for his generosity is release friends and family wondering why it happened. >> we are traumatized by for just the amount of

insoutherncaliforniathismorning. she had incredibly good fortune weeks before a 23 million dollar lotto prize was going to be forfeited. the winning ticket was sold at a palmdale liquor store in may, with no one claiming the prize the store released surveillance photos recognized by her daughter. the woman found the ticket after a search in her car where it has sat for five months she filed her claim yesterday. >> after you see someone on surveillance and find them it is not a good thing. >> this lady i'm sure she is happy about it. >>> still ahead, october jobs report is out. we go live to new york city and tell you why not the exchange for this morning's opening bell as investors get ready to react. >>> campaign spin the obama and romney camps want you to hear following the jobs report. >> new poll showing where californians stand on repealing the death penalty. [ inaudible ] >>> welcome back to the abc7 morning news. you are looking live at the opening bell. >>> the unemployment rate crept up to 7.9% from .8%. how should we digest that? more on that with jane king. she will be report

. start with the web site of the stock. dalincalifornia, please.>> caller: booyah,jim cramer. i have a question what is meant by a reverse split stock? >> of the that means if there's a million shares let's say they do a three to one, make to it 300,000 shares. what is typically done, citi group did one of these. what it does, if you have like 300 billion shares you divide it by three, you got 100 billion. it does raise the price but it's illusory. you just have fewer shares. tyler in florida. >> caller: jim i'm going to give you a south florida booyah. >> i'll take that. i need to go there now always >> caller: sun is shining. actually it's overcast. but quick question for you. when you talk about the economy really booting off again it seems like you talk about it in terms of consuming and not producing. i'm thinking from the way i think about it you need something to be produced before it's consumed. i'm wondering why in terms of a growing economy you talk about consumption instead of production. that's what it seems like to me. >> i do. because in order to be able to raise price

. >>> we're going to run you through with some video. help on the way from the west coast,fromcalifornia. dozensof power trucks loaded on to giant air force cargo planes to help with power restoration. those things amazingly flying across the country all the way from california. the situation remains desperate in many neighborhoods in the tri-state area. these are pictures from this morning on staten island. there is virtually no power on the island. destruction is widespread. the secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will visit today. staten island is where the new york marathon will start on sunday. more subway service returning to manhattan, but not below 42nd street where power is still out in wide parts of the city south of that parallel. city officials say they may have to evacuate the marine life from the massive new york city aquarium based in brooklyn. the death toll from the storm nearing the 100 mark. despite the damage in atlantic city, that town's famous casinos are open again and they are conflicting reports about when power will be restored in manhattan. hundred

of the northeast, it's now a recovery mission. andyesterdaycaliforniamilitaryplanes were loaded with utility vehicles ready to be shipped into new york. an army of some 50,000 utility workers from across the country, even canada, being deployed to the region to help in the massive project to restore power which will take weeks. three navy warships are anchored off the northeast coast to help with the relief effort. in new jersey, military trucks are being deployed to operate as polling places on election day in the hardest-hit communities still remain without power. now, the good news does trickle out slowly. today amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. and new jersey transit will also start moving today with limited service. the new york subway system continues to make advances. the "m" train linking queens to manhattan just started running, but there are still no trains running below 34th street where half of manhattan remains in the dark. so the millions of new yorkers who depend on subways, they're now waiting in those long lines for buses. for those

of you had to get out your generators this week. nowacaliforniacompanyis recalling generators sold at costco stores. champion power equipment is recalling more than 8,500 generators because a fuel leak could lead to fire. so far eight fires have been reported. the generators were sold at costco from december 2011 through this past july. for model numbers and more information go to nbcwashington.com and search generator recall. >>> hyundai and kia are accused of overstating the gas mileage on 13 of their vehicles. an audit by the environmental protection agency found mileage inflated by between one to six miles. the epa ordered the companies to chait window stickers on their cars to show the correct mileage. the discrepancies involve vehicles from model years 2011 through 2013. the automaker has apologized for what they call a procedural error. they say they will reimburse customers for the difference in the mileage. >>> when we come right back on news 4 at 4:00, space shuttle on the move. its final voyage may be short, but it's taking a lot of manpower and coordination. >>> and if

their hands on the new ipad mini. john fort is outside an apple storeincaliforniawitha surprising story. john. >> reporter: marimaria, it's sta wait, though. that line in new york got longer at the fifth avenue store. more than 800 people when the doors opened. hard to gauge exactly what that means, though. a number of other new york stores were closed, of course, in the south of manhattan because of hurricane sandy cleanup. now, here in palo alto, still plenty of back ipad minis in stock. i took a look at the number of reservation cards. looks like there are well over 50 cards. they say they have 16, 32, and 43 gigabyte models in stock. it just got really crowded. lots of people coming in and getting minis. gene muenster of piper jaffray estimates over 1 million. maybe they'll put out a number next week. i haven't heard any word on that either way. >> all right, john. thanks so much. the ipad may be getting smaller, but the tablet space is becoming a big battleground. hewlett-packard no doubt one of the key players in the space. todd bradley joins me now to talk about that. thank you f

as far west asfresno,california, willbe sending in another 400 people later today. we would anticipate probably having upwards of 3,000 people on the ground within the next four to five days. >> you've been doing this for a while. you were with the company since '84. i can't imagine the number of disasters you have helped coordinate the recovery for. seeing anything like this in your time? the confluence of population density, power, the snow? i mean we're talking a very large part of the country. >> this is a very extraordinary situation. the density that we're facing and the enormity of this storm and the geographic area it's covered, new jersey, new york, upward through canada. our canadian offices are also mobilized and working on losses. this is something out of the worried. we are encouraged though that every hour of every day we are seeing small signs of progress. and as has been report you see great acts of heroism being performed by people each and every step of the way. we've seen not only belfor people providing great services, but acts of kindness out to knows who need it s

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